Spiced apple pie

Name: Spiced apple pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 325 gram all-purpose flour; 175 gram dairy butter; 2 tablespoons of sugar + extra; pinch of salt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 6 tablespoons cold water; about 8 apples (e.g. Jonagold or Elstar); 1 lemon (zest + juice); 3 tablespoons of sugar; 5 cardamom pods; 3 cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; pinch of pepper; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; optional: bread crumbs; 1 egg

A spiced apple pie with refreshing apples, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and more. Surprising flavours, a lovely variation on the classic pie!

50 minutes

12 persons

Pie and cake

Recipe spiced apple pie

Made by Véronique

Published at 2018-01-12, this recipe is for 12 persons and takes 50 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

40 minutes

Total time

50 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes + waiting time

Cut the butter into cubes and knead it together with flour, sugar, salt and a tablespoon of lemon juice. You can knead it by hand or use a standmixer.

Gradually add the cold water until you can form a dough ball. Wrap with cling film and refrigerate for about 45 minutes. Meanwhile coat the pie dish with butter.

If you're using whole cardamom pods, you need to grind the seeds along with the cloves with a mortar and pestle. Combine with cinnamon, pepper and nutmeg.

Finishing the spiced apple pie – 40 minutes

Peel the apples, remove the core and chop the apples into small pieces. Combine the apples with the spices, lemon zest and juice and 3 tablespoons of sugar.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit. Divide the dough ball into 2 equal parts and use a rolling-pin to roll out one of them. Transfer to the pie dish and use a fork to create a few small holes in the bottom.

Divide a small layer of bread crumbs on the bottom to prevent it from getting soggy. Divide the apple mixture over the bottom and roll out the second part of the dough.

Make a whole in the middle, this can be in any shape you like. Transfer the second layer of dough on top of the filling and close the edges.

Coat the top with a beaten egg and dust with sugar. Bake the pie beautiful golden brown in about half an hour. Enjoy!